[camui78]

Thanks Tunkejazz. Looks like the next 4 days will be the break in period after u get it.

 

[CanadianMaestro]

Frankly, don't leave it on 24/7 for 4 days.

 

[camui78]

  Frankly, don't leave it on 24/7 for 4 days.

I'm not... 10 hours per day is what I usually do for burn-in

 

[iancraig10]

I don't bother. Just use it.

 

[RiddleyWalker]

Anything wrong with leaving it on all the time?

 

[CanadianMaestro]

  Anything wrong with leaving it on all the time?

Try it and you'll find out. 

 

[iancraig10]

Anything wrong with leaving it on all the time?

Is there any point in leaving it on all of the time?

 

[CanadianMaestro]

I prefer the Darwinian route, rather than the Socratic one.

 

[Tunkejazz]

BtW, I just suggested "wait until it burns in to draw your conclusions" but of course I never meant "don't listen to it until it breaks in"!

 

[iancraig10]

Or perhaps wait until it burns out?

Just kidding.

 

[RiddleyWalker]

 
Try it and you'll find out. 

Thanks, I'll give it a try and report back with my impressions.
 
 

Is there any point in leaving it on all of the time?

Keeps me from having to switch it off/on every time I listen to it.  If there aren't any detrimental effects from leaving it on, it would simply be more convenient.

 

[CanadianMaestro]

I leave my DAC on all the time. But not amps. Even with SS.
Especially power- and pre-amps. Some HP amps too, like BHA-1.

 

[iancraig10]

Thanks, I'll give it a try and report back with my impressions.


Keeps me from having to switch it off/on every time I listen to it.  If there aren't any detrimental effects from leaving it on, it would simply be more convenient.

I know that in the bad old days ... The 70s, people were encouraged by hi fi mags to keep amps switched on so that they were at their 'peak', but I never noticed anything except transformers getting hot.

There was also the theory that electronics might be more prone to break down on 'switch on'.

For me, it depends what I'm doing. If I'm going to be using it a lot, then I leave on but if it's going to be left for a couple of days, it goes off.

I imagine in hot countries, it might get a bit warm and heat isn't really good for any electronics.

I was trying to find out whether you are somewhere hot or whether you think the sound is better because it's warmed up or something.

 

[Tunkejazz]

Anyhow...doesn't it take like 10-15 min to warm up an amp? (assumimg that there is a change in the sound while warming up)

 

[iancraig10]

Well, that is it ..... Is there a change of sound in an ss amp? Also, does any change warrant leaving them permanently on and basically using them as heaters?